JPH0740469Y2 - Motorcycle storage box lighting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a storage box lighting device for a motorcycle that brightens the inside of a storage box provided below a seat.

(Prior art) As is represented by scooters, in motorcycles where the underside of the seat is covered with an exterior body, a storage box is installed inside this exterior body to store a helmet, etc. It is provided so that it can be locked.

In such a storage box, as in the invention described in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 62-100524, a lamp is installed in the storage box, and when the seat is opened, the lamp is turned on to light up the inside of the storage box. There are things that make it easy to put in and take out luggage.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing an electric system in a small motorcycle such as a scooter.

The illumination lamp 1 is installed in a storage box in which an openable sheet is used as a lid. Also, lighting lamp switch 2
Is turned on and off by opening and closing the seat. Therefore, when the seat is opened, the illumination lamp switch 2 is turned on, the electricity charged in the battery 3 flows to the illumination lamp 1 through the fuse 4, and the illumination lamp 1 is turned on. Also, turn off the warning lamp 5 such as the engine oil level warning lamp and the speed warning lamp, and the warning lamp 5.
The warning lamp switch 6 for N, OFF operation is connected to the battery 3 through the main switch 7 and the fuse 4, and the warning lamp 5 is turned on by operating the warning lamp switch 6.
Lights up.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, even when the seat is closed, the illumination lamp switch 2 remains in the ON state, the illumination lamp 1 continues to be lit, and there is no means for externally confirming this, the battery 3 Will continue to discharge. However, in a small motorcycle, since the capacity of the battery 3 is small, if the discharged state of the battery 3 continues for a long time, it becomes impossible to start the cell, and other safety parts operated by the battery 3 fail to function.

This invention was made in consideration of the above facts,
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage box lighting device for a motorcycle that does not unnecessarily consume the electricity charged in the battery and reduces the electricity consumption.

[Constitution of device]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In this invention, a storage box illumination lamp is installed in a storage box that uses a seat that can be opened and closed as a lid, and the storage box illumination lamp is turned on and off by opening and closing the seat.
In a storage box lighting device for a motorcycle, which is turned on and off by a storage box lighting lamp switch operated by FF, a storage box lighting lamp circuit configured by the storage box lighting lamp and the storage box lighting lamp switch, and an oil level decrease A warning lamp circuit consisting of a warning lamp and a warning lamp switch for warning is connected in parallel to the battery, and a diode is connected between the storage box lighting lamp and the storage box lighting lamp switch, and between the warning lamp and the warning lamp switch. The diode is configured such that the anode side is connected to the storage box lighting lamp circuit and the cathode side is connected to the warning lamp circuit.

(Operation) Therefore, according to the storage box lighting device for a motorcycle according to the present invention, even if the seat is closed, the storage box lighting lamp switch is not turned off, and the storage box lighting lamp continues to be lit in the ON state. At times, a current flows through the warning lamp circuit via the diode, and the warning lamp is turned on to alert the driver. This allows you to manually turn off the storage box illumination lamp,
Unnecessary consumption of electricity charged in the battery can be prevented.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a scooter to which the first embodiment of the storage box lighting device for a motorcycle according to the present invention is applied.

The scooter 15 includes a handle 17 for operating the front wheels 16 and a seat.
It has a deep U-shaped curve between 18 and. Sheet
The storage box 18 is covered on the storage box 19. This storage box 19 is made of steel plate, and its lower front portion has a pipe frame 20.
Of these, it is welded to the rear end portion 21 that jumps up and functions as a rear frame.

The pipe frame 20 is formed from the head pipe 22 along the U-shaped curved shape. A leg shield 23 and a step board 24 are arranged on the pipe frame 20. The engine 25 is a unit swing type united with a rear wheel 26, and is pivotally supported by a bracket 27 welded to the pipe frame rear end portion 21. The engine 25 is a buffer unit.
Suspended by 28. A body cover 29 is arranged above the engine 25 and the rear wheel 26.
29 is connected to the lower rear of the storage box 19,
The fuel tank 30 and the like behind the storage box 19 is covered. Code 31
Indicates a rear fender.

The seat 18 has a hinged front end as shown in FIG.
It is pivotally supported by 32, and opens and closes an opening 33 on the upper surface of the storage box 19 and an opening 34 on the upper end of the rear end of the body cover 29 to function as an openable and closable lid. A flange 35 is provided upright on the periphery of the opening 33 of the storage box 19, and a seal 36 made of rubber or the like is joined to the flange 35. When the seat 18 is closed, the seal 36 is pressed against the seat bottom plate 37 to seal the opening 33. The storage box 19 is set to a size capable of storing at least the helmet 38.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a drain hole 40 is formed at the lowest portion of the bottom plate 39 of the storage box 19. The drain hole 40 is provided corresponding to the upper end of the pipe frame rear end portion 21. Further, the pipe frame 20 is provided with a drainage hole 41 so that water in the storage box 19 can be immediately drained.

Next, as also shown in FIG. 3, a storage box illumination lamp 42 and a storage box illumination lamp switch 43 are installed above the storage box 19 and near the hinge 32. The storage box illumination lamp 42 is installed in a lamp housing 44 installed near the hinge 32 on the upper surface of the storage box 19. An attachment member 46 is provided on a back plate 45 that constitutes the lamp housing 44, and a rubber socket 47 is fitted into the attachment hole 46.
The storage box illumination lamp 42 and the lens 48 are fitted into the socket 47. Reference numerals 49 and 50 denote lead wires of the storage box illumination lamp 42, respectively.

The storage box lighting lamp switch 43 is used for the storage box 19
It is provided just behind the hinge 32 on the upper surface. In this storage box illumination lamp switch 43, a switch box 51 mounted on the upper surface of the storage box 19 is slidably fitted with a slider 52 made of an electrically insulating material up and down.
52 is biased upward by a spring 53. A movable contact 54 connected to the lead wire 50 is fixed to the lower end of the slider 52.

A fixed contact 55 is fixed to the lower surface of the switch box 51 and faces the movable contact 54. When the seat 18 is closed, the bottom plate 37 pushes down the slider 52 to move the movable contact 54 and the fixed contact.
55 leaves. When the seed 18 is opened, the slider 52 rises and the movable contact 54 and the fixed contact 55 come into contact with each other. That is, when the seat 18 is lifted and the storage box 19 is opened, the power supply circuit is closed and the storage box illumination lamp 42 is turned on, and when the seat 18 is lowered and the storage box 19 is closed, the storage box illumination lamp 42 is turned on.
Turns off.

Now, FIG. 1 is an electric circuit of a scooter to which a first embodiment of a storage box lighting device for a motorcycle according to the present invention is applied.

A fuse 57 is connected in series to the battery 56. The storage box lighting lamp circuit 58 is connected in series to the battery 56 and the fuse 57. The storage box illumination lamp circuit 58 includes the storage box illumination lamp 42 and the storage box illumination lamp switch 43 described above.

The warning lamp circuit 59 is connected to the battery 56 and the fuse 57 via the main switch 60, and is connected in parallel to the storage box lighting lamp circuit 58. Warning lamp circuit 59 includes warning lamp 61 and warning lamp switch
It consists of 62. The warning lamp 61 is an engine oil level warning lamp, a speed warning lamp, or the like, which warns that the oil level is low. Also, the warning lamp switch 62
Is an oil level switch, speed warner switch, or the like.

A diode 63 is connected between the storage box illumination lamp 42 and the storage box illumination lamp switch 43 of the storage box illumination lamp circuit 58 and between the warning lamp 61 and the warning lamp switch 62 of the warning lamp circuit 59. This diode 63
The anode side 63A is the storage box lighting lamp circuit 58
In addition, the cathode side 63B is connected to the warning lamp circuit 59, respectively, to prevent backflow of electricity. The battery 56
Also, each load 64 such as a safety component operated by the battery 56 is connected to the fuse 57 in parallel with the storage box lighting lamp circuit 58 and the warning lamp circuit 59.

Next, the function and effect will be described.

When the seat 18 is lifted and the storage box 19 is opened as described above, the storage box illumination lamp switch 43 is turned on and the storage box illumination lamp 42 is turned on.

When the seat 18 is lowered and the storage box 19 is closed, the storage box illumination lamp switch 43 is normally turned off, but sometimes it is not turned off and the on state is maintained. The lamp 42 lights up. At this time, if the main switch 60 is turned ON, the electricity charged in the battery 56 reaches the storage box illumination lamp switch 43 via the main switch 60, the warning lamp 61 and the diode 63, and in addition to the storage box illumination lamp 42. The warning lamp 61 will be turned on.

As a result, the driver can confirm that the storage box illumination lamp 42 is lit even when the storage box 19 is closed,
The storage box illumination lamp 42 can be turned off manually or the like. As a result, the electricity charged in the battery 56 will not be consumed more than necessary, and the electricity consumption can be reduced.

Further, when the seat 18 is lowered to close the storage box 19 and the storage box illumination lamp switch 43 is turned off, even if the warning lamp switch 62 is turned on, the diode 63 prevents backflow, so that the battery 56 from the battery 56 is prevented. Electricity does not reach the warning lamp switch 62 via the storage box lighting lamp 42 and the diode 63, and the storage box lighting lamp 42
Never lights up.

According to the above-described embodiment, as described above, since it is possible to confirm whether or not the storage box illumination lamp 42 is turned on during traveling by the warning lamp 61, it is possible to prevent unnecessary discharge of the battery 56 in advance, and The consumption of can be reduced.

Besides, since the existing warning lamp circuit is used, the cost does not increase and the visibility is good.

FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram of a scooter to which the second embodiment of the storage box lighting device for a motorcycle according to the present invention is applied. In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the warning lamp circuit 65 is also similar to the storage box lighting lamp circuit 58.
The point is that they are connected in series to the battery 56 and the fuse 57 without going through the main switch 60. Therefore, since the warning lamp 61 can be turned on regardless of the ON / OFF operation of the main switch 60, if the warning lamp switch 62 is turned ON even when the storage box 19 is closed, the battery 56 Electricity via fuse 57, warning lamp 61 and diode 63 storage box lighting lamp switch
To 43. As a result, the lighting of the storage box illumination lamp 42 can be confirmed both when the motorcycle is running and when it is stopped.

FIG. 5 is an electric circuit diagram of a scooter to which the third embodiment of the storage box lighting device for a motorcycle according to the present invention is applied. In the third embodiment, the same parts as those in the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The third embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that an interlock switch 67 is provided between the warning lamp switch 62 and the cathode 63B connection point of the diode 63 in the warning lamp circuit 66. The interlock switch 67 is turned on and off in conjunction with the main switch 60.

Generally, when the warning lamp 61 is a speed warning lamp, the speed warning lamp switch 62 is turned off while the motorcycle is stopped, but there is no problem, but when the warning lamp 61 is an engine oil level warning lamp, If the oil level is low, the warning lamp switch 62 continues to be turned on even while the motorcycle is stopped, so the warning lamp 61 is in a lighting state.

Therefore, by providing the interlock switch 67, when the warning lamp 61 is the engine oil level warning lamp, the interlock switch 67 is also turned off when the main switch 60 is turned off, so the warning lamp 61 is turned off. , The electricity charged in the battery 56 is not consumed more than necessary.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the storage box lighting device of the motorcycle according to the present invention, the storage box lighting lamp circuit configured by the storage box lighting lamp and the storage box lighting lamp switch is a warning lamp for warning of a decrease in oil level or the like. And a warning lamp circuit composed of a warning lamp switch and a battery connected in parallel, and between the storage box lighting lamp and the storage box lighting lamp switch and between the warning lamp and the warning lamp switch are connected via a diode. Since the anode side is connected to the storage box illumination lamp circuit and the cathode side is connected to the warning lamp circuit, the storage box illumination lamp switch does not turn off and remains on even when the seat is lowered and the storage box is closed. The storage box lighting lamp lights up at When you are the current flows through the warning lamp circuit through the diode, the warning lamp is lit can warn the driver. This allows you to manually turn off the storage box illumination lamp,
The amount of electricity consumed can be reduced without unnecessarily consuming the electricity charged in the battery.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an electric circuit of a scooter to which a first embodiment of a motorcycle storage box lighting device according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a scooter to which the first embodiment is applied, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an essential part of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view showing an electric circuit of a scooter to which the second embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 5 is a third embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an electric circuit of the scooter, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an electric circuit of the scooter to which the conventional storage box lighting device for a motorcycle is applied. 15 …… Scooters, 18 …… Sheets, 19 …… Storage boxes,
42 …… storage box lighting lamp, 43 …… storage box lighting lamp switch, 56 …… battery, 58 …… storage box lighting lamp circuit, 59 …… warning lamp circuit, 60 …… main switch, 61 …… warning lamp, 62 …… Warning lamp switch, 63 …… Diode, 63A …… Anode side, 63B…
… Cathode side.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A storage box illumination lamp is installed in a storage box in which an openable and closable seat is used as a lid, and the storage box illumination lamp is turned on and off by opening and closing the seat.
In a storage box lighting device for a motorcycle, which is turned on and off by a storage box lighting lamp switch operated by FF, a storage box lighting lamp circuit configured by the storage box lighting lamp and the storage box lighting lamp switch, and an oil level decrease A warning lamp and a warning lamp circuit consisting of a warning lamp switch for warning are connected in parallel to the battery, and a diode is connected between the storage box lighting lamp and the storage box lighting lamp switch, and between the warning lamp and the warning lamp switch. A storage box lighting device for a motorcycle, wherein the diode is connected via an anode side to a storage box lighting lamp circuit and the cathode side is connected to a warning lamp circuit. 2. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the storage box illumination lamp circuit is connected to the battery via a fuse, and the warning lamp circuit is connected to the battery via a fuse and a main switch. Storage box lighting device. 3. The storage box lighting device for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein both the storage box lighting lamp circuit and the warning lamp circuit are connected to the battery through fuses.